this post was submitted on
1,747 points (52% like it)
17,843 up votes 16,096 down votes

pics

subscribe2,381,677 readers

6,345 users here now

Looking for an image subreddit with minimal rules? Check out /r/images

A place to share interesting photographs and pictures. Feel free to post your own, but please read the rules first (see below), and note that we are not a catch-all for general images (of screenshots, comics, etc.)

Spoiler code

Please mark spoilers like this:
[text here](/spoiler)

Hover over to read.

Rules

  1. No screenshots, or pictures with added or superimposed text. This includes image macros, comics, info-graphics and most diagrams. Text (e.g. a URL) serving to credit the original author is exempt.

  2. No gore or porn. NSFW content must be tagged.

  3. No personal information. This includes anything hosted on Facebook's servers, as they can be traced to the original account holder. Stalking & harassment will not be tolerated.

  4. No solicitation of votes (including "cake day" posts), posts with their sole purpose being to communicate with another redditor, or [FIXED] posts. DAE posts go in /r/DoesAnybodyElse. "Fixed" posts should be added as a comment to the original image.

  5. Submissions must link directly to a specific image file or to an image hosting website with minimal ads. We do not allow blog hosting of images ("blogspam"), but links to albums on image hosting websites are okay. URL shorteners are prohibited.

  • If your submission appears to be filtered but definitely meets the above rules, please send us a message with a link to the comments section of your post (not a direct link to the image). Don't delete it as that just makes the filter hate you!

  • If you come across any rule violations, please report the submission or message the mods and one of us will remove it!

Please also try to come up with original post titles. Submissions that use certain clichés/memes will be automatically tagged with a warning.

Links

If your post doesn't meet the above rules, consider submitting it on one of these other subreddits:

Comics  
/r/comics /r/webcomics
/r/vertical /r/f7u12
/r/ragenovels /r/AdviceAtheists
Image macros Screenshots/text
/r/lolcats /r/screenshots
/r/AdviceAnimals /r/desktops
/r/Demotivational /r/facepalm (Facebook)
/r/reactiongifs /r/DesktopDetective
Wallpaper Animals
/r/wallpaper /r/aww
/r/wallpapers /r/cats
The SFWPorn Network /r/TrollingAnimals
  /r/deadpets
  /r/birdpics
  /r/foxes
Photography Un-moderated pics
/r/photography /r/AnythingGoesPics
/r/photocritique /r/images
/r/HDR
/r/windowshots
/r/PictureChallenge
Misc New reddits
/r/misc /r/britpics
/r/gifs Imaginary Network
/r/dataisbeautiful /r/thennnow
/r/picrequests /r/SpecArt
/r/LookWhoIMet
  /r/timelinecovers
  /r/MemesIRL
  /r/OldSchoolCool
  /r/photoshopbattles

Also check out http://irc.reddit.com

a community for

reddit is a source for what's new and popular online. vote on links that you like or dislike and help decide what's popular, or submit your own! learn more ›

top 200 commentsshow 500

[–]entertainman 63 points64 points ago

I have said this before and Ill keep at it. They should recast Brad Pitt as the same same Joker but older.

Remember when he fights Lou in Fight Club? That is the kind of Pitt-Joker I want to see.

http://vimeo.com/25273506

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981uqf-w8kg

It should be easy enough to explain that his time in prison changed him. Honestly, I think they could recast an older/different Batman and keep continuity with The Dark Knight.

[–]libertyordeath11 19 points20 points ago

Someone told me that Chris Nolan said if he were to ever show the joker again (which he won't), that he would cast Daniel Day Lewis. Once again, just something someone told me, but I think Day Lewis would be an awesome Joker too (much older though).

[–]entertainman 8 points9 points ago

I'd think about it if he develops the brad Pitt laugh.

[–]zombiejerky 41 points42 points ago

Because he's the actor the movie deserves, but not the actor it needs right now.

[–]NailBunny347 39 points40 points ago

This needs a wallpaper version, stat!

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago*

THIS is high res. I can add some noise, change colors, add the text, just tell me. Anyway, I prefer this. EDITED: chin weren't aligned. Thanks to redditor hikahi.

[–]messenger569 2 points3 points ago

I'd love this in a high enough resolution to print and hang on my wall.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

[–]metaranha 204 points205 points ago

You want to know how I got these scars?

Yes, these scars are from fighting. Yes, i'm ok with that.

[–]kaltorak 222 points223 points ago

Yes, these scars are from a bit of the old ultraviolence.

[–]Ohsin 68 points69 points ago

The bullet out of tyler's gun,it tore out my other cheek to give me a jagged smile from ear to ear.

Also narrator in novel ends up in asylum.Seem like Tyler found his true self in Gotham.

[–]gangstabillycyborg 27 points28 points ago

This is the best epileptic trees comment in the entire thread. You need more upvotes. Tyler Durden is the Joker's true identity and the novel version of Fight Club is his origin story.

[–]NonViolentWar 57 points58 points ago

You want to know how I got these scars?

A bit of the old ultraviolence.

Yes, I'm ok with that.

/Sorry, I had to FTFY to include all three.

[–][deleted] ago

[deleted]

[–]TheKorovaMilkbar 260 points261 points ago

[–]rubberstampagenda 47 points48 points ago

Maybe the wrong place to ask, but what program do you use to isolate just part of frame to create that type of GIF?

[–]floppy_camel_anus 77 points78 points ago

It's never wrong to ask a question. If you have an iPhone, you can download an app called cinemagram and make one though any videos you've shot. That's one way to do it.

[–]thewarehouse 27 points28 points ago

Is that why I've seen so many utterly shitty cinemagraphs lately? With massive circles of video around the subject? Man that thing is garbage capitalizing on a fad. Wish I'd thought of it.

Done properly takes some skill and patience silhouetting things in Photoshop. Simple, sure, but a bit time consuming.

[–]Deggit 21 points22 points ago

[–]mafibasheth 111 points112 points ago*

A lot of these are very bad examples of a cinemagraph... The whole point is to have a lot of actions in the scene that don't move. Not just a static camera shot where the only thing that can move.. does.

EDIT: You are all missing the point. You've been able to loop a 'static shot' since the beginning of time. The interesting 'new' cinema-graph, takes a still frame, and animates one portion of it. This is pretty elementary stuff here folks.

[–]hipsterkatten 2 points3 points ago

Haha, that reminds me about an article my local newspapers had about this new

thing called 'Gifs' or, moving pictures.

[–]solblurgh 17 points18 points ago

[–]abasss 8 points9 points ago

The use of music in this scene was inspired.

[–]abadonnabananna 11 points12 points ago

In the entire movie, really. The ironic use of pop music is a relatively common occurrence in films, but I can't think of another example of ironic classical music, certainly not to the scale or the effectiveness of Clockwork Orange. I particularly love the repeated use of the Thieving Magpie in the first act (gang fight, marina). It helps keep up the flow of the scenes, and convey the state of mind of these drugged up sociopaths.

[–]abasss 2 points3 points ago

To me, the music made it a comedy. If there was no music it would have been a horror film.

[–]A_Tree 77 points78 points ago

[–]SisRob 49 points50 points ago

[–]RegencySix 7 points8 points ago

[–]MRashed 4 points5 points ago

huh ??

[–]MikeOfAllPeople 20 points21 points ago

Oh don't worry it's not a threat to you.

[–]bleego 20 points21 points ago

this and other awesome cult/classic movie gifs can be found here:

http://iwdrm.tumblr.com/

[–]ThisPlaceIsAJoke 5 points6 points ago

And now I love you. Thanks for the awesome link.

[–]bubbameister33 5 points6 points ago

The way their eyes move is creepy.

[–]Finley548 19 points20 points ago

[–]VolatileChemical 632 points633 points ago

I feel like this is a great sliding scale of Chaotic Evil, Chaotic Neutral and Chaotic Good.

[–]Deddan 314 points315 points ago

The Joker is chaotic neutral..?

[–]Arges 822 points823 points ago

Sure, all he cares about is randomness - he goes without hesitation from let's kill Batman to let's kill the guy who would unmask Batman when he realizes that having Batman around is more fun for him. He is directed solely by his whims, and cares only for randomness even against his self preservation (like when he hands Dent a gun).

[–]judicium 331 points332 points ago

I wouldn't say he only cares about randomness. I think it's more like he wants to keep things interesting and entertaining. Which I just realized is what a clown/jester does for a living.

[–]notarealsuperhero 173 points174 points ago

Mother of god...

[–]risingyeast 72 points73 points ago*

Welcome to the party.

Edit: In all fairness, I may be partial here. Shameful plug, the battlestation.

[–]mister11th 79 points80 points ago

quit putting your feet on the subwoofer

[–]SomeAwesomeDudeGuy 26 points27 points ago

Wait that's not what subwoofers are made for?

[–]onemoreclick 8 points9 points ago

I've got an old sub under my desk to put my feet on because my new one wouldn't fit. First world problem.

[–]risingyeast 39 points40 points ago

Don't you judge me, mister.

[–]admiraljustin 16 points17 points ago

Nothing can defeat the power of the footwoofer.

[–]LieutenantTickles 13 points14 points ago*

Whoa.

[–]whoa_not_woah 34 points35 points ago

[–]JoelMontgomery 34 points35 points ago

"I'm a dog chasing cars, I wouldn't know what to do with one if I caught it!"

[–]Arges 12 points13 points ago

Heh, right, best Chaotic Neutral example quote ever.

[–]dclowd9901 14 points15 points ago

Doesn't he become disappointed when people don't blow each other up on the ferries? That would express some sort of slant in morality. If he was truly chaotic neutral, the fact that they didn't blow each other up should've delighted him more than any alternative result.

[–]Jahonay 38 points39 points ago

I'll add my 2 cents to this. The ferry scene was a reference to chaos as opposed to justice. Batman represents justice and the Joker represents chaos. A just result would be that neither kill each other, a chaotic result would be them killing each other. It's not the death that he enjoys, he wants to prove to batman that when push comes to shove, people will embrace chaos to survive. Yet what happened was people acting just. So when he wanted them to kill each other it wasn't because he wanted death or survival, he only wanted chaos, thus making him neither interested in good or bad.

Hopefully I didn't repeat myself too much there.

[–]TurtleFlip 18 points19 points ago

Eh, sort of. I don't think he'd be delighted, just interested. I think he'd be more happy to see a boat blow up, since people NOT blowing up is the status quo. That's what he's all about - upsetting the normal balance of things.

[–]Mewshimyo 9 points10 points ago

I got the feeling that he viewed the world as a plaything. He doesn't necessarily want to profit from destruction, but he's like that guy who buy The Sims so he can drown them and watch them.

[–]whitetzor 2 points3 points ago

I agree with this, he wasn't necessarily upset they didn't do it...he was upset his plan didn't work. He wanted to prove a point.

[–]DeadOptimist 2 points3 points ago

I see him as someone who wants to prove to the world that it is insane, and that everyone is just trying to ignore it. He puts people in situations to demonstrate this, tries to make them fall of the edge like with Harvey Dent. It is also why he is so fascinated by Batman, because he sees him as someone who has admitted his own insanity (walks around in a bat costume), but insist on keeping the guide lines of the society that is fooling itself.

This all feeds in to a want of justification for his own situation as well.

[–]Ryannnnn 11 points12 points ago

You could argue he felt disappointed not because no one died, but because explosions are much more interesting than a lack thereof. His experiment yielded boring results.

[–]ThePhantomScribbler 5 points6 points ago

Ah, the old Mythbusters conundrum.

[–]Zhang5 110 points111 points ago

Alignments are rather bullshit anyhow. Batman at different times falls into all 9.

[–]Torus2112 48 points49 points ago

That was fun to read, I don't buy batman as ever being evil though. At worst I feel like if he gets angry he gets really chaotic good, or he gets depressed and gets more neutral.

Also, the lawful good one is a bit of a stretch, I mean, he's a vigilante, seriously.

[–]Zhang5 49 points50 points ago

D&D "Lawful" doesn't always mean that you follow written law. By the best way I've ever heard it, it's that you've got a strong set of ideals that you unerringly follow. So if you're a lawful good paladin and walk into a city run by evil people and they've got a law on the book that you have to kick puppies, your moral laws trump the "on the book" laws.

[–]Torus2112 2 points3 points ago

True enough, and I responded to Deggit saying as much is true, especially depending on what version you look at. I was dwelling on the more neutral good versions, but I forgot about Adam West Batman or George Clooney's Batman going to that charity auction.

[–]ZombieGrenadier 3 points4 points ago

Lawful / Chaotic split is most easily grasped as a measure of how well one melds into their society and works with others. The example you're giving is completely off. The decision to follow a moral value over an evil law is on the good/evil axis - not lawful/chaotic. Having strong ideals is only relevant when they're shared with a larger group.

Soldiers, law officials, pack hunting animals, and colony insects are typically Lawful. In contrast, commandos, bounty hunters, solitary predators, etc are typically Chaotic.

In actuality it is supposed to be a measurement along the order vs. chaos axis, but it can be somewhat simplified as a measurement of preference towards the individual or the group.

For a more complete analysis.

[–]Deggit 11 points12 points ago

Yeah, but.... Batman's Rule. He never breaks it.

[–]Torus2112 2 points3 points ago

I was just reading up on alignments after posting that, and that is a good argument. He also supports law generally, I guess. His breaking the law himself is so big though, especially since I get more of a vibe that that means something with him compared to, say, Superman.

Unless you take it at face value and say (just my guess) that it's from Adam West Batman, in which case Batman was lawful good up the ass, which I just realized.

[–]DeadOptimist 2 points3 points ago

The last one (chaotic evil) could be considered good if he had just seen 2 girls 1 cup.

[–]NonViolentWar 21 points22 points ago

I remember hearing on the Dark Knight interviews that they were very careful to craft The Joker's character this way. It was extremely important to them that the joker express no sound moral compass whatsoever.

[–]Grymrir 572 points573 points ago

OMG i so randum XD XD XD XD YOLO

[–]snoharm 79 points80 points ago

I heard people say YOLO out loud tonight. And the world wept.

[–]bowsic 32 points33 points ago

I had a kid in my class ask my history Porf. if YOLO could be considered the modern day transcendentalism. And the world killed its self.

[–]aquanautic 31 points32 points ago

I don't even get the parallel but I'm impressed that anyone retarded enough to use the word "YOLO" would know about transcendentalism.

[–]YourOwnLittleOtter 15 points16 points ago

yolo

[–]Im_why_Waldos_hiding 17 points18 points ago

I heard my neighbors kid say YOLO, and a basket of puppies spontaneously combusted.

[–]kevik72 18 points19 points ago

Where do you get your Porfs? Are they expensive?

[–]Ochris 14 points15 points ago

I had some teenagers outside of my work yelling it at me as I walked to my car. They said it multiple times, each with more anticipation for a response from me. I kept walking, started my car, rolled the windows down and blasted some jazz as I drove away.

I didn't know whether to say 'fuck you' or to just keep walking, so I chose to ignore them completely. I'm not terribly sure what they wanted me to say anyway, even if it was a positive response.

[–]snoharm 34 points35 points ago

You should know for the future that the correct response is to let the jazz build, maintain eye contact for about 15 seconds past comfortable and then slowly cruise away, flipping them off as you fade into the distance.

This ensures maximum "fuck off".

[–]I_Resent_That 34 points35 points ago

When being bothered by teenagers while listening to jazz, throw some scat at them.

[–]DownvoteALot 33 points34 points ago

yolo = anal

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

YOLO=You Obviously Lack Originality

Urbandictionary.

[–]Otistetrax 14 points15 points ago

spoken like a true virgin.

[–]danecarney 279 points280 points ago

You just ruined The Joker for me.

[–]Kanoa 254 points255 points ago

[–]Carry_That_Weight 61 points62 points ago

"Where did you learn to count?"

[–]Trapped_in_Reddit 78 points79 points ago

Clown College.

[–]Newshoe 20 points21 points ago

Hey Trapped_in_Reddit, the section ya supposed to be monitoring is on fire!

[–]Trapped_in_Reddit 99 points100 points ago

[–]BoringSurprise 24 points25 points ago

wtf is yolo

[–]woonie 204 points205 points ago

"Carpe Diem" for stupid people.

[–]Jonne 79 points80 points ago

But Carpe Diem is commonly found tattooed on stupid people too!

[–]Slinger17 46 points47 points ago

We call that "oxymoron"

[–]Probably_A_White_Guy 9 points10 points ago

Stupid people can carpe diem too. It's just by stupid means and to a more stupid end.

[–]bamb00zled 21 points22 points ago

Succinct analogy.

[–]TheMartinConan 7 points8 points ago

I love you.

[–]Slinger17 23 points24 points ago

You Only Live Once

[–]DirtyBojanglez 29 points30 points ago

Tell that to this guy.

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points ago

Was expecting Jesus. Got Commander Shepard instead. Was not disappointed.

[–]Slinger17 60 points61 points ago

I prefer this guy

[–]MegaZambam 32 points33 points ago

It is used by women to say they are down for anal.

[–]Massgyo 2 points3 points ago

If you're actually asking, it stands for "You Only Live Once," an idiom that has seen recent fame from the likes of Drake, Nikki Minaj, and that one white singer who sometimes fucks with what passes for a rapper these days. Fuck it's killing me that I can't remember his name right now. Anyway, everyone is tired of people taking an open ended phrase and using it as their excuse for all the stupid shit they do in their early twenties. Honestly, the best joke I've seen was an FB post saying that YOLO was just code for girls meaning they take it up the butt.

[–]RayA75 20 points21 points ago

You shouldn't feel that way. Just as Batman and Dent symbolized justice and the greater good, the Joker symbolized anarchy. Bruce Wayne created the Batman to be an incorruptible symbol of hope, one that could not be tarnished; in the same way, the Joker was an incorruptible symbol of fear and anarchy who could not be changed, could not be appeased, and could only be stopped. Just because his acts of anarchy were random and chaotic (just like anarchy is), doesn't mean his character is bad or inconsistent.

[–]PerogiXW 6 points7 points ago

If True Chaos were an alignment, The Joker would embody the shit out of that.

[–]MrUmibozu 8 points9 points ago

THE JOKER IS SHEOGORATH

[–]halldorberg 14 points15 points ago

anarchy for the sake of pleasure

anarchy for the sake of anarchy

anarchy for the sake of freedom.

[–]Blly509 9 points10 points ago

I dunno, they all represent Chaotic Neutral pretty god damn well. I mean the title says it all: "Some men want to watch the world burn" I think they all fit pretty well into that description, and I think that description pretty much is the exact definition of Chaotic Neutral. Not that I think they all are exact exlempefications (made up word apparently, I'm pretty drunk) of Chaotic neutral, but they all exhibit pretty accurate exlempefications of the idea of chaotic neutral. (Somebody please help me with this word)

[–]Brobie 8 points9 points ago

Haha. You were pretty close man, it's exemplification.

[–]AdrianBrony 17 points18 points ago

Durden was neutral at the very best. The whole point of his character was to show how dangerous his line of thinking is.

[–]fp8 33 points34 points ago

I think he was definitely benevolent, at least in the movie. The narrator hated his job, hated his consumer lifestyle, hated not being able to talk to women, and was too scared or didn't know how to change any of it. Tyler forced him to do all those things, until he was ready to take charge of his own life and didn't need him anymore.

He threatens some people but doesn't go through with it, he makes sure nobody gets killed in the building demolition, every thing he does is to free people from what's holding them back (in his mind).

[–]SomethingSuss 2 points3 points ago

In the book Tyler castrates many people, that's some evil shit right there.

[–]MauriceEscargot 3 points4 points ago

he also BOOK SPOILER! killed the Narrator's boss.

[–]AdrianBrony 7 points8 points ago

The problem is that Tyler forced everything.

Just because he didn't intentionally kill anyone mean what he did was good. He put thousands out of work and ruined people he didn't agree with.

It doesn't matter what his intentions were. He never considered any other plan or opinions, never considered that the people he sought to free did not want his brand of freedom. All he cared about was his own vision, and he would not tolerate any dissent on it. That is the very definition of fascism.

[–]fp8 13 points14 points ago

I'm not sure what you think we're discussing, but what his intentions were is 100% what matters when considering his alignment.

[–]AdrianBrony 9 points10 points ago

oh, I'm not just arguing his alignment as good. I'm also arguing his alignment as chaotic.

From what I can see, he has a very rigid set of laws and ideals he holds himself to. It just so happens that his laws and ideals fly in the face of the established laws and ideals. If the world were more adhering to his ideals, he would be harshly on the lawful side. and those sorts of actions against those who don't adhere to his laws don't speak too good on his good-to-evil alignment.

[–]lolgrim 12 points13 points ago

Holy shit, you're right. Definitely using this to represent the Chaotic scale, for future reference.

[–]Cypher_Reagan 50 points51 points ago

Look into his eyes. Those big pretty eyes and tell me...Yes...or No?

[–]cheesiestcheese 41 points42 points ago

Not like this, not like this

[–]agusohyeah 30 points31 points ago

damn you, Cypher!

[–]hoodie92 9 points10 points ago

Believe it not, you piece of shit, you're still gonna burn.

[–]Jymotion 63 points64 points ago

The Kubrick Stare (TVTropes link)

[–]ohsnaplookatthis 15 points16 points ago

GET ME A HIGH QUALITY POSTER OF THIS PICTURE AND I WILL ...

be a happy man i guess...

[–]JCorkill 303 points304 points ago

[–]neoxdonut 180 points181 points ago

Alex | The Joker | Tyler Durden

[–]JCorkill 195 points196 points ago

Malcolm McDowell | Heath Ledger | Brad Pitt

[–]veni_vidi_loli 256 points257 points ago

Old | Dead | Alive

[–]tuoder 47 points48 points ago

some makeup | all makeup | never makeup

[–]Cid420 22 points23 points ago

They're all wearing makeup.

[–]tuoder 68 points69 points ago

Brad Pitt is, but Tyler Durden isn't.

[–]Cat_Party 18 points19 points ago

The magic of cinema

[–]Was_going_2_say_that 30 points31 points ago

go deeper

[–]vteckickedin 211 points212 points ago

Malcolm McDowell | Heath Ledger | Edward Norton

[–]Stranded_In_A_Desert 97 points98 points ago

SPOILERS

[–]eat-your-corn-syrup 4 points5 points ago

It's a well known fact that when Edward Norton gets angry, he turns into Brad Hulk!

[–]Lazerbeamz 13 points14 points ago

No thanks, I came already.

[–]MFCH 67 points68 points ago

[–]Mr_A 2 points3 points ago

"Stare"? I've only ever heard it referred to as the "Kubrick Glare"

[–]Preponderance 11 points12 points ago

thug | clown | soap salesman

[–]snoharm 41 points42 points ago*

I'm sort of bothered that the IMDb hierarchy here goes:

TDK>Fight Club>Clockwork Orange

Don't get me wrong, I love all three films. It seems to me though that in twenty years no one will compare The Dark Knight to A Clockwork Orange with a straight face.

edit: Would be interested to hear what people who disagree think.

[–]mustardman 8 points9 points ago

Meh, you can't put too much stock in the IMDB metric, methinks. It's based on voting, right? And TDK was a VERY popular movie. Most "serious" film critics would reverse the order of importance, I believe.

But you've touched on something that I've started to realize over the last few years, regarding the Oscars, the Grammys, "10-best-all-time" lists, and the like:

Ranking art is completely subjective, no matter the size or expertise of the population doing the ranking. Also: these rankings only have validity to those who believe that they matter. What I'm trying to say is that evaluating artistic media the same way we evaluate sports is a mistake; that "best" and "better than" when talking about art is a misguided approach.

Recently, r/music linked to Spin magazine's "100 best guitarists of all time" article - reddit comments roundly criticized Spin for including DJ Skrillex (who doesn't play guitar) and excluding obvious selections such as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Personally, I LOVED Spin's take on the "100 best of all time" genre - and I think it was done firmly tongue in cheek. The "best guitarist of all time" is Thurston Moore and Lee Reynaldo together. (my take was, they don't really think that Moore and Reynaldo are the best guitarist EVER - they wanted to write an interesting, thought-provoking piece that sparked discussion, while poking a finger in the eye of "best ever" lists. And Sonic Youth DOES rock, IMO.)

Anyway, I've discounted the Oscars, the Grammys, IMDB rankings, and the like as "things that matter" in my life; you simply can't quantify art or the power that art has. Don't let it bother you; just remember that YOUR top 10 is more important and pertinent than any, ANY, "expert" or "popular" opinion. Your opinion is more interesting to talk about, and listen to, too.

TL;DR: Lists ranking art are subjective and worthless. Come up with your own heirarchy, and enjoy discussing/debating it. THAT's what it's all about - art is NOT sports.

[–]pantsoffire 2 points3 points ago

Your view, I like that shit

[–]mrcharizard88 33 points34 points ago

I totally agree with you. TDK was a great film but Kubrick's adaption of A Clockwork Orange forever changed the way I think about movies

[–]danilkak101 16 points17 points ago

It doesn't mean much, place the movies on your own scale as you see fit.

[–]snoharm 16 points17 points ago

Pretty sure I just did.

[–]simeon94 15 points16 points ago

I think there's a lot in The Dark Knight. And I mean a lot. The biggest difference between it and A Clockwork Orange is the way each one deals with the weight of their subjects.

In TDK things are said up front; there's a lot of out-loud philosophising and speech-making. It's much more open about its message and 'deep' points. That's not to say there's not a whole lot more underneath, but it can't be denied that a lot is put across verbally.

A Clockwork Orange doesn't do that at all. The point is never spoken aloud, it's left for the audience to work out. Many people would say that's what makes it a better film, but in reality, it's just as obvious, just not verbally. It's the visual imagery that screams the message, in as blunt a way as the speeches made in The Dark Knight.

I think if people continue to look past the blockbuster side of TDK, they'll continue to view it as comparable to the classics that Kubrick and others like him made.

[–]snoharm 12 points13 points ago

I actually don't think that directly stating the conflict takes away from its impact. In fact, if you look at Nolan's earlier film, Memento, the narrator is constantly harping on exactly what his condition is and what its implications are. The film still has a very hard emotional core and a great deal of subtlety.

That said, I think that Clockwork does more with every frame than TDK does. It's not so much that TDK states its goals, but more that there's less to be uncovered on further inspection. While there are themes that aren't explicitally mentioned, they tend to be relatively simple ones.

Regardless, thanks for actually expressing thought at me. It's refreshing on a main subreddit like this.

[–]misENscene 4 points5 points ago

well said. i think a Clockwork Orange will generally get more credit for pushing boundaries, but TDK is one of the best formed films of the last decade imo...the way it played with very psychological elements while staying true to the feel of the comic, both in terms of pacing and character development. it blew me away

[–]Twoeleven1 74 points75 points ago

Amaze-balls. Can I get a high res version please?

[–]OODanK 45 points46 points ago

Did someone provide a high res? If not I can recreate this for you guys pretty easily.

[–]CAPTAIN_TITTY_BANG 12 points13 points ago

Oh yes please, that'd be awesome. I MUST have this a phone wallpaper.

[–]I_give_zero_fucks 5 points6 points ago

pretty pretty please

[–]Noturordinaryguy 13 points14 points ago

I would love to have this as a wallpaper

[–]IMasturbateToMyself 35 points36 points ago

Yeah me too. It's time to retire my dolan wallpaper.

[–]MrFunnycat 17 points18 points ago

mestrbart pls

[–]MrStevenRichter 35 points36 points ago

[–]squeakyneb 2 points3 points ago

Not bad. Not good quality though :(

[–]harvey_bent 19 points20 points ago

This is my attempt. I also made a shitty one with quotes too. Enjoy!

[–]PinkertonW 8 points9 points ago

Don't every say amazeballs again ok?

[–]chesire 7 points8 points ago

Was impossible to find high-res versions of these images. Here's the best I could do. Effects version to wash away poor quality images.

[–]ID10T_er 10 points11 points ago

high res pretty please with an orgasm on top?

[–]KingsleyZissou 2 points3 points ago

Probably a little late to the party here, but here you go

EDIT: Black and White

[–]TurtleFlip 38 points39 points ago

Just picked a new zombie apocalypse dream team

[–]JustAWonderfulMan 65 points66 points ago

Except they would kill you. And each other.

[–]TurtleFlip 30 points31 points ago

Nah, Alex needs his gang for camaraderie. Tyler Durden's just my alter ego, so he's the reason I'm actually surviving. The Joker....well, yeah, I guess I have to watch out for him, seeing what he did to the bank robbers.

[–]NeedsMoreCrazy 34 points35 points ago

The Joker's only dangerous if you have a plan.

[–]stickdudeseven 36 points37 points ago

He'd probably let the zombies in just to see what happens.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

Brad Pitt starring in World War Z coming Dec 21st. We'll see if he really has what it takes.

[–]veni_vidi_loli 15 points16 points ago

I think he has already proved that he does

[–]KindredBear 10 points11 points ago

im sure he's gonna be great, but theyre butchering WWZ's story.

[–]OfferaLink 21 points22 points ago*

Why so serious? because, first rule of the drats is not to talk about the drats.

[–]FartMart 20 points21 points ago

I didn't realize ultra violence specifically meant rape... I thought it was just a general term encompassing all of their shenanigans.

[–]greymouthgaven 13 points14 points ago

Your right. There are several errors in this glossary.

[–]The_Red_Egg1 19 points20 points ago

You're

[–]Paravel 9 points10 points ago*

FYI: Alex turns from his evil ways and makes a full recovery in the final chapter of A Clockwork Orange; except for the American book (the NYC publisher cut the final chapter out) and the Kubrick movie which is based off the American edition.

I highly recommend reading the introduction of the UK Version, written by Anthony Burgess, which explains the purpose of the 21st chapter.

You can read it here.

[–]lemmereddit 2 points3 points ago

Never read the book or saw the movie but talk about a difference 1 chapter makes. Why on Earth would they make 2 drastically different versions?

[–]goofoffering 40 points41 points ago

Nihilist have the best style.

[–]TuneRaider 91 points92 points ago

VEE BELIEF IN NOSSING, LEBOWSKI!

[–]budakhan_mindphone 11 points12 points ago

hmm, that must be exhausting...

[–]NonViolentWar 16 points17 points ago*

Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an Ethos.

[–]TomViolence 4 points5 points ago

Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an Ethos.

Sorry, pet peeve of mine.

[–]TheSilkyNerd 7 points8 points ago

Nossing!

[–]NonViolentWar 3 points4 points ago

So I'm just sitting here with my wife and I showed her this pic. Our reactions were the same: This is fucking awesome. Three of the greatest roles played by young men in the last 5o years.

[–]Edg-R 4 points5 points ago

Can anyone recommend more movies like these? I call them mind fucking movies.

[–]T3nsion2041 2 points3 points ago

American Beauty might be up your alley. And I almost always recommend Sunshine to any movie fan.

[–]12431 3 points4 points ago

Kinda looked like Joseph Gordon Lewitt from the thumbnail

[–]negativeffect 1 point2 points ago

Just three droogs

[–]tupusti 4 points5 points ago

I'd definitely buy that as a poster.

[–]mcdavie 3 points4 points ago

Never noticed that joker's stare was The "Kubrick stare"

[–]arkanis50 2 points3 points ago

I'd so get that on a T-Shirt.

[–]heygabbagabba 5 points6 points ago

Am I the only one who read/saw the end of Clockwork Orange?

[–]audun0905 5 points6 points ago

Too bad this didn't have any space left

[–]jjb227 21 points22 points ago

i would argue that tyler really shouldnt be grouped with them. the other two are truly evil, and though they may try to prove a point they believe in, they go about it in bad ways (often murder or physical violence). tyler's destruction is aimed towards helping people without intentionally hurting anyone along the way

[–]AdrianBrony 33 points34 points ago

I disagree. Tyler does not respect the choice of others who do not see his utopia as such. He isn't about freedom, he is about forcing the world into his own ideals.

In many ways, he was a tyrant without a throne.

[–]It_does_get_in 3 points4 points ago

at least he employed space monkeys.

[–]dieselcupcake 2 points3 points ago

Forced ideologies in a (mostly) nonviolent manner is different than murder.

[–]MasterA6 11 points12 points ago

I would argue that the Joker is not evil but insane. He has no real sense of reality. His thought process is foreign to our rational human way of thinking as ours is to him.

[–]TheSilkyNerd 7 points8 points ago

"I'm not crazy. I'm not."

[–]adango 4 points5 points ago

Actually i would like to argue that it is Alex who is different in this gang. Because both Tyler and Joker are philosophically driven and they go to any extent to prove their point.

But Alex is more like a selfish, spoiled brat and acts like one.

[–]borahorzagobuchol 8 points9 points ago

I'm going to have to take a page from Terry Gilliam here. None of the people in the picture are evil.

Alex is just bad. He does bad things. He knows they are bad, but he does them anyway. He doesn't understand why people want to change him, but he does understand why everyone can't be like him.

The Joker and Tyler Durden are idealists. They each have a vision of the world as it ought to be and seek to make it so. They have different sets of ideals that lead them to different actions and expected outcomes, but in the end each is willing to bear the costs (and have others bear the costs) of meeting those ideals. That Durden's ideals and consequently his means are more socially palatable doesn't change the underlying motivation, the type of action is the same, each seeks to align the world to his vision personal vision.

Evil is more insidious than all of that. It is pernicious, it gets under the skin. Evil makes "bad" things seem one-dimensional and simple in comparison.

Jack Lint is friendly and cheerful. He is a good neighbor. He has a legitimate and respected job. He cares primarily about his own, narrow, self-interest. Jack does what he is expected to do and he is good at doing it. He could be anyone. He does not seek to destroy society, or to reform it. If everyone acted like Jack Lint, society would still function just fine.

Lint represents something that is all around us, that we all participate in. We don't notice it, not because it is hidden, but because it has always been right next to us. Jack Lint is evil.

[–]VaguelyCondescending 3 points4 points ago

"and though they may try to prove a point they believe in..." Alex from a clockwork orange does no such thing. Just about everything he does is either done in self-interest or merely for the sake of violence. What point do you think he was ever trying to prove?

[–]shikaziin 2 points3 points ago

This should be a poster on my wall, mind you ?...

[–]uglyfrog1 2 points3 points ago

Three of these movies are in my top three.